Spotify’s stock price has been on a promising upswing, with analysts setting ambitious targets as shares edge near $400. The last time SPOT approached this mark was in early 2021, fueled by high-profile content deals, but concerns over profitability and market pressures pulled it down to the $70s in 2022. Under CEO Daniel Ek’s direction, Spotify shifted focus to profitability, cutting unnecessary expenditures. Analysts are optimistic, with targets ranging up to $490 from firms like Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, driven by projected subscriber growth, podcasting, and ad revenue.
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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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Donald Trump says it would not be appropriate for Iran's squad to be at World Cup "for their own life and safety"
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the Iranian men's national soccer team was welcome to participate in the 2026 World Cup but said he believed it was not appropriate that they be there "for their own life and safety." "The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,"Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Iran's sports minister said on Wednesday that Iran cannot particip
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Moliy Says No: Why She’s Not Letting Dancehall Legends Remix “Shake It To The Max”
Moliy is catching heat from dancehall legends—and standing firm on her no. At Jamaica’s Island Music Conference, Shaggy told journalist Anthony Miller that both he and Sean Paul had recorded their own songs on the “Shake It To The Max (Fly)” riddim, only to be blocked when it came time to clear them. He claimed Sean “was fighting over and over to try to get clearance” and that his own cut also got shut down, arguing that refusing those versions “hurt the industry” because Jamaican riddim cultur
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Trump Turns Inter Miami Visit Into A “You’re Going Back To Cuba” Moment
During Inter Miami’s White House visit, Donald Trump managed to turn a routine MLS Cup celebration into a mini foreign‑policy rally about Cuba. Standing beside co‑owner Jorge Mas, whose parents fled the island and who now chairs the Cuban American National Foundation, Trump praised the team and then pivoted, saying “what’s happening with Cuba is amazing” before promising that after the Iran war is “finished,” it will only be “a question of time before you and a lot of unbelievable people are goi
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J.Lo’s Awkward GlamBOT Moment Shows How Fast A Side‑Eye Becomes A Scandal
Jennifer Lopez didn’t need a messy speech or wild outfit to go viral at the Golden Globes—her face did all the work. In a clip that blew up on TikTok and X, J.Lo appears to give GlamBOT director Cole Walliser a cold, dismissive look as she steps off the platform, with many viewers reading it as her snubbing him after an underwhelming slow‑mo shot. Freeze‑frames and zoom‑ins flooded the feed, and suddenly Lopez was trending not for her dress but for allegedly treating a behind‑the‑scenes creative
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